Nicolas Hugoo Architecture is an architecture firm founded in 2016 by architect Nicolas Hugoo, based in Paris, France. The firm's main focus is on managing multi-family housing projects and public facilities in diverse urban contexts in Paris and its surrounding areas.
Nicolas Hugoo studied at Delft University of Technology (Netherlands) in 1998 and at the School of Architecture of A Coruña (Spain) in 1999, graduating from the School of Architecture of Lille in 2003. During his studies, he successfully participated in several competitions. He worked in Rotterdam at Buro Schie 2.0 (Droog Design) in 2001, at Didier Faustino's Bureau des Mésarchitectures in 2002, and collaborated for five years as a project manager at Moussafir Architectes. From 2008 to 2011, he founded and directed the collective Bang Architectes with Nicolas Gaudard. There, he completed a number of notable projects, such as the heliotropic extension and the Calais Skatepark. Currently, he continues to develop new sustainable and innovative projects as director of Nicolas Hugoo Architecture.
Since building architecture involves integrating ideas into reality, Nicolas Hugoo has cultivated a strong sense of personal commitment. Driven by an inspired architectural culture, Nicolas Hugoo and his team pay particular attention to architectural expression, as well as to construction details and the quality of space utilization. They create architectural projects that are unique, expressive, and sophisticated.
For the architecture firm, the act of building is never isolated; it is always contextual and specific, at the intersection of urban, social, and environmental challenges, as well as technical, economic, and regulatory constraints. In this sense, their practice is decidedly collaborative. By listening to the various stakeholders and serving the project owner and future users, it strives to produce architecture that is fair yet generous, sustainable, and lasting.
